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It suddenly got a bit colder out and I was immediatly thinking about a warm comforting soup. The first soup that I thought of was of course
chicken noodle soup
and then I remembered seeing this recipe for a
Thai chicken noodle soup
which sounded really good. I could just imagine all of the fresh and bright Thai flavours in a chicken noodle soup and I just had to make it. This soup starts out with your basics like the chicken broth, the chicken and the noodles, though this soup uses rice noodles, and from there it goes on to add some Thai flavours including lemongrass, lime, garlic, ginger, fish sauce and something special, a hit of coconut milk to make the broth nice and smooth. You could add any vegetables that you like and I went with carrots and bok choy and I finished it off with some sliced shiitake mushrooms. Despite the long list of ingredients this soup is nice and easy to make and yet it is so amazingly good! The soup was just bursting with flavour and a freshness that was very welcome on a cold winter day! One of my favourite things about Thai cuisine is the use of lots of fresh herbs and the fresh cilantro really brought this soup home. Another one of my favourite aspects of Thai cuisine is the spicy heat and the birds eye chilies certainly warmed this soup up nicely.

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Interesting sounding recipe! I like the vegetables that you chose. I love bok choy and mushrooms. I'm just starting a "food" blog, about my experiments with Irish cooking. Hope you'll stop by and take a look!

I can sometimes get tired of the old formulaic chicken noodle soup, so I love a good variation. I also love love love Thai flavors. Tom Ka Gai is one of my favorite soups in the world, but can be a bit heavy. This looks nice and light, but can still be a satisfying meal.

I have had such a craving for this lately...and I've never tried! Must remedy that. I think I'm drawn to the comfort of chicken and noodles but with a pop of freshness from the herbs and a bit of heat from the chilis. Beautiful photo.

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